Critical Comparison: Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) vs. SiriusPoint (NYSE:SPNT)

Acmat (OTCMKTS:ACMTA) and SiriusPoint (NYSE:SPNT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.8% of SiriusPoint shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Acmat shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of SiriusPoint shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Acmat and SiriusPoint”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SiriusPoint	$3.21 billion	0.85	$459.60 million	$3.69	6.30

SiriusPoint has higher revenue and earnings than Acmat.

Profitability

This table compares Acmat and SiriusPoint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acmat	N/A	N/A	N/A
SiriusPoint	14.34%	15.90%	2.57%

Risk & Volatility

Acmat has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiriusPoint has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Acmat and SiriusPoint, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acmat	0	0	0	0	0.00
SiriusPoint	0	2	2	2	3.00

SiriusPoint has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. Given SiriusPoint’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SiriusPoint is more favorable than Acmat.

Summary

SiriusPoint beats Acmat on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acmat

ACMAT Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides surety bonds primarily for construction contractors in the United States. The company offers surety bonds for prime, sub-prime, specialty trade, environmental, asbestos, and lead abatement contractors, as well as for miscellaneous obligations. It also provides miscellaneous surety comprising workers’ compensation, supply, subdivision, and license and permit bonds. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Farmington, Connecticut.

About SiriusPoint

SiriusPoint Ltd. provides multi-line insurance and reinsurance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Reinsurance, and Insurance & Services. The Reinsurance segment provides aviation and space, accident and health, casualty, credit, marine and energy, property to insurance and reinsurance companies, government entities, and other risk bearing vehicles. This segment offers medical insurance products, trip cancellation programs, medical management services, and 24/7 emergency medical and travel assistance services. The Insurance & Services segment provides accident and health, marine and energy, property and casualty, mortgage, environmental, workers' compensation, commercial auto lines, professional liability, and other lines of business. The company was formerly known as Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. and changed its name to SiriusPoint Ltd. in February 2021. SiriusPoint Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.